Weights Imperial Metric (approx.) Metric Imperial (approx.) ¼ oz 7 gm 5 gm Between ⅛ - ⅜ oz ½ oz 14 gm 10 gm ⅓ oz 1 oz 28 gm 25 gm 1 oz 2 oz 57 gm 50 gm 1¾ oz 3 oz 85 gm 75 gm 2½ - 2¾ oz 4 oz 113 gm 100 gm 3½ oz 8 oz 227 gm 225 gm 8 oz 12 oz 340 gm 250 gm 8½ oz 1 lb 454 gm 500 gm 1 lb 1½ oz 2 lb 907 gm 1 kg 2 lb. 3½ oz 5 lb 2 kg 270 gm   2 kg. 4 lb. 6½ oz Liquid Measures Imperial Fluid oz Metric (approx.) US Cups (approx.) 1 teaspoon 5 ml 1 tablespoon 15 ml ¼ pint 5 145 ml ⅜ pint 8 225 ml 1 ½ pint 10 285 ml ¾ pint 15 430 ml 2 1 pint 20 570 ml 2 ½ 1¾ pint 35 1000 ml(1 Litre) 4 ½ Notes for those who are adept with a calculator! 1 US cup = 8 fl. oz 1 Imperial pint (used in the UK & Australia) = 20 fl. oz 2 US cups = 16 fl. oz. = 1 US pint = 0.8 Imperial pint 1 Australian cup = 250 ml Spoons Measure British US Australian Teaspoon (approx. 5 ml.) 1 1 1 Tablespoon 1 1 1 Tablespoon 2 3 2 Tablespoon 3½ 4 3 Tablespoon 4 5 3½ A spoonful of sugar means something different in different parts of the world. The standard British tablespoon holds 17.7 ml., the Australian 20 ml. and the United States holds 14.2 ml. The table above only approximate equivalents. Oven Temperatures ºC ºF Gas Mk 110 225 ¼ Very Cool 120 250 ½ 140 275 1 Cool 150 300 2 160 325 3 Moderate 180 350 4 190 375 5 Moderately Hot 200 400 6 220 425 7 Hot 230 450 8 240 475 9 Extremely Hot 270 525 9+

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